past

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pɑːst/

Adjective

Having already happened; in the past; finished. / (postmodifier) Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago. / Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.

Japanese Meaning

既に起こった、過ぎた、終わった / 時間を表す表現に続けて使われ、どれだけ前に起こったか示す（例：「～前」） / 直前に過ぎた、直近の、または以前の時間を示す

What is this buttons?

Her past mistakes taught her valuable lessons.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女の過去の過ちは彼女に貴重な教訓を与えた。

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Sense（1）

Having already happened; in the past; finished.

The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.

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Sense（2）

(postmodifier) Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.

That had been, what, three years past?

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Sense（3）

Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.

Sarkozy's total will be seen as a personal failure. It is the first time an outgoing president has failed to win a first-round vote in the past 50 years and makes it harder for Sarkozy to regain momentum.

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